Friday February 01, 2019: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Two dissident Irish Republican Campaign members were injured and shot in Londonderry in separate attacks. (BBC).A mortar tube and ammunition were found at the Irish border, County Louth.
• Londonderry saw two separate shootings that left two people wounded and shot.
• A mortar tube and ammunition were found at the Irish border, County Louth.
• Snopes and the Associated Press say that they no longer provide fact-checking services to Facebook.
• Boy Scouts of America Membership controversies, Boy Scouts of America Gender equality: Boy Scouts officially changes its name from Scouts BSA to Scouts BSA, and young women are admitted as members for the first time.
• Scouts BSA officially takes the Boy Scouts' name and young women are now official members.
• A polar vortex North American cold wave that causes at least 21 deaths in North America has now claimed the lives of at least 21 people.
• After a fire at the natural gas compressor station threatened with halting gas delivery to consumers, a large-scale natural gas shortage was avoided in Michigan. The state saw a 10% drop in natural gas consumption due to the public's compliance with the request.
• After a footbridge that connected the main school administration and various classes rooms collapsed, three students were killed at a Johannesburg school.
• Cold War II, Russia-United States Relations: U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will suspend its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. This 1987 agreement with the USSR (and its successor state Russia), prohibits both countries from possessing and testing conventional intermediate-range missiles as well as their launchers. It also bans Russia from violating the treaty.
• U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will suspend its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. This 1987 agreement with the USSR and its successor state Russia prohibits both countries from testing or possessing nuclear and conventional intermediate-range rockets. It also bans their launchers.
• 2020 United States Presidential Election, 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Primaries: U.S. Democratic New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced that he will be running for the presidency in 2020.
• U.S. Democratic New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced that he will run for the presidency in 2020's presidential election.
• After a 1984 yearbook photo that appears to have Northam in it, Democratic and Republican leaders demand Ralph Northam's resignation as Virginia Governor. The photograph shows one person wearing blackface while another is wearing Ku Klux Klan attire.
• After sightings of a fireball above the Florida Keys, a meteorite struck near Vinales, Cuba. In 1994, the last confirmed meteorite that struck Cuba was found.
• 2019 AFC Asian Cup: Qatar beats Japan 3-1 in order to win the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. This is their first continental championship title.
• Qatar beats Japan 3-1 in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup to win their first continental championship title.
• Lindsey Vonn, an American Olympic alpine skier, has announced that she will be retiring after the 53rd Alpine Ski World Cup Sweden. This event is currently underway and will end in March.
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See also

What happened on February 01 in history? Find out the list of February 1st major events

What was 2019 famous for? Discover everything about 2019

Other February 1st famous birthdays

• Harry Styles

  British pop singer and the youngest member of One Direction.

• Claude François

  He was a French singer and songwriter, born in Egypt.

• Princess Stephanie of Monaco
• Lisa Marie Presley

See all famous people born on February 1st

How old am I?

If February 01, 2019 is your birthday you are 4 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on February 01.

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Who died on February 01, 2019?

• Jeremy Hardy

Other February 1st famous deaths

• Werner Heisenberg

  German scientist, who was an atomic physicist and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1932 for creating quantum mechanics.

• Hildegard Knef

  German actress, who was in 56 films by 1978.

• Mongo Santamaria

  Cuban percussionist, band leader (Born in 1922).

• Alessandro Blasetti

  Italian film critic and director, Blasetti was one of two great directors during the Fascist period in Italian cinema, 1935-1945.

See all famous people who died on February 1st

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aquarius

Aquarius personality

Who should a Aquarius marry?

Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces

Personality of February born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Pig

Element: Earth

Pig personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in February 01, 2019 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Friday.

February 1st marks the 31st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2019.

There are 333 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

February 2019 calendar

Holidays

• St. Brigid of Kildare - one of the three patron saints of Ireland, the others being St. Patrick and St. Columcille.
• In Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the fictional character Willy Wonka gives an unprecedented tour of his chocolate factory on February 1 (year unspecified).
• Blessed Reginald of Sint-Gillis
• The start of LGBT History Month in the United Kingdom.
• The start of Black History Month in the United States.
• Imbolc - the first day of Spring in Ireland (Irish Calendar), one of the eight solar holidays in the Wheel of the Year.
• St. Veridiana

Observances

• World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February

Lunar phase

The moon phase for February 01, 2019 is New Moon.

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Planetary phase

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